Chapter 1314: Noble Character Lu Yiye

Wind Rises in Kyushu

While waiting, people occasionally peeked into the main hall from the entrance, not out of malice, but seemingly out of sheer curiosity.

After all, guests were rare at a place like Square Inch Mountain. Usually, it was only foreign cultivators who, unaware of the situation, accidentally trespassed and were then apprehended by the boundary-guarding Sunlit Realm cultivators.

Moreover, Haitang held a respectable position on Immortal Spirit Peak. These cultivators, who belonged to the same spiritual peak as her, were eager to see what kind of guest Haitang had brought back.

Upon seeing him, however, they were greatly disappointed and quickly lost interest, dispersing one after another.

Faced with these curious gazes, Lu Ye could only pretend not to notice and waited quietly. Haitang went straight to Immortal Spirit Peak to meet her master, Su Yuqing, in the main hall.

The divine sense of a Sunlit Realm cultivator was incredibly powerful. Su Yuqing had sensed Haitang the moment she entered Square Inch Mountain with Lu Ye.

Previously, when Haitang went missing, Su Yuqing had personally gone out to investigate. She discovered traces of a ghost ship, realizing then that her most outstanding disciple had likely stumbled into the ghost ship by accident. Otherwise, there was no way she would be nowhere to be found. But even as a Sunlit Realm cultivator, Su Yuqing dared not enter the ghost ship to rescue her. Once inside, she would have to abide by the ghost ship's rules and would be unable to leverage her Sunlit Realm advantages.

In such a situation, it was highly probable that she would fail to rescue her disciple and get trapped herself.

With a heavy heart, she had no choice but to give up. She had thought she would never see her disciple again, but unexpectedly, Haitang had returned by herself, and she had brought back a human male.

Su Yuqing was still somewhat puzzled. Had her previous deduction been wrong? Had her disciple not been trapped in the ghost ship? But if so, why couldn't she find any trace of her?

Inside the main hall, Haitang's eyes were red. Her narrow escape from the ghost ship had left her terrified. While she had been able to suppress her emotions with Lu Ye, upon seeing her beloved master, she could no longer hold them back.

It was like a child who had been bullied outside, returning home to see their parents, feeling a surge of grievances. However, she was ultimately a Constellation Realm cultivator and would not truly cry like a child.

Seeing her in such a state, Su Yuqing sighed. She had been prepared to reprimand her, but now it felt inappropriate to use harsh words. She raised a hand and said, "Rise."

A gentle force lifted Haitang up.

"Where did you go? Why couldn't I find you anywhere?" Su Yuqing asked.

She was genuinely curious. Logically, with her Sunlit Realm divine sense, as long as Haitang hadn't gone too far, she should have been able to find her easily. Yet, her previous search had yielded nothing, and then she discovered traces of the ghost ship, naturally leading to her earlier deduction.

Haitang lowered her head: "Your disciple was unfilial and caused master worry. I went out to collect spiritual jade and accidentally stumbled into the ghost ship, where I became trapped..."

Su Yuqing was surprised: "You were really trapped in the ghost ship?" It seemed her deduction had been correct after all.

"Then how did you escape?" She knew her disciple's capabilities very well. While not bad, she certainly didn't have the ability to escape from the ghost ship on her own. Otherwise, Su Yuqing wouldn't have given up waiting. It was precisely because she had concluded that once her disciple fell into the ghost ship, it was a sure death situation, that Square Inch Mountain had set sail again. Otherwise, she would definitely have waited longer.

"Your disciple was lucky and was rescued by someone else. That's Junior Brother Lu, who returned with me."

"Tell me in detail!" Su Yuqing became interested. At her level of cultivation, there were very few things in the world that could pique her interest. However, matters concerning the ghost ship needed to be thoroughly investigated, especially since this "Junior Brother Lu" could actually rescue someone from the ghost ship. What kind of ability was that?

She had secretly investigated Lu Ye's cultivation before and knew he was only at the early Constellation Realm. It was extraordinary that someone at the early Constellation Realm could do what even she, a Sunlit Realm cultivator, could not.

She secretly wondered if her investigation had been mistaken.

Thinking this, her divine sense swiftly extended outward, reaching the guest hall in the valley where Lu Ye was, and carefully investigated again, confirming that he was indeed only at the early Constellation Realm.

In the guest hall, Lu Ye tensed up, as he sensed a Sunlit Realm divine sense probing him. However, this probing was not concealed; it was an open and direct investigation.

He understood that this was likely Haitang's master observing him. Fortunately, this observation came and went quickly.

Such an action from the other party was normal, and Lu Ye didn't feel anything amiss; he was, after all, a guest.

Inside the main hall of Immortal Spirit Peak, Haitang recounted her various experiences on the ghost ship in detail. Initially, she spoke concisely, but at Su Yuqing's instruction, she had to elaborate on every single detail.

Upon hearing that Junior Brother Lu had endured nineteen cycles of reincarnation and finally passed the ghost ship's trial, even someone of Su Yuqing's stature couldn't help but show a look of surprise.

Although she had never been to the ghost ship, she knew a bit about its intricacies. Coupled with her disciple's recent account, she naturally understood that the biggest problem cultivators faced when trapped in the ghost ship was the issue of spiritual power reserves!

Her own disciple had only lasted seven cycles before her spiritual power was completely depleted, leaving her unable to continue.

That "Junior Brother Lu" had actually persisted through nineteen cycles, and not only did his spiritual power not dry up, but even his overall strength was completely unaffected. How terrifying were such spiritual power reserves?

An early Constellation Realm cultivator could never have such spiritual power reserves. He must possess a means to rapidly restore spiritual power!

When she then heard that Lu Ye had piloted the ghost ship, defeating three ships with one, and with his final strike, had unleashed a golden exotic beast that swallowed a Moonlit Realm cultivator and several Constellation Realm cultivators in one gulp, Su Yuqing revealed even greater astonishment.

She carefully questioned Haitang about the appearance and aura of that golden exotic beast. Haitang, of course, told her everything she knew.

Seeing Su Yuqing fall into contemplation, Haitang cautiously said, "Master, I observed that the golden exotic beast did not seem to be Junior Brother Lu's own ability. It might be a secret technique sealed within his weapon by a powerful expert!"

Su Yuqing nodded: "I naturally know it's a sealed secret technique, but this kind of method... I can't match it!"

Haitang was surprised: "Master cannot do this?"

Su Yuqing sighed: "Ordinary sealing techniques are certainly not an issue, but the internal rules of the ghost ship are peculiar. Unless it's an immensely powerful figure, sealed secret techniques cannot exert their proper power within the ghost ship. This young man, surnamed Lu... has a powerful backer."

And certainly a more powerful one than herself.

Haitang couldn't help but show a confused expression, because as far as she knew, the Nine Heavens Realm, where Junior Brother Lu came from, had only recently been promoted to a large realm. It currently only had a group of early Constellation Realm cultivators, not even a Moonlit Realm cultivator. Where could such powerful experts come from?

"Continue," Su Yuqing's words interrupted Haitang's contemplation. "He passed the ghost ship's trial and could naturally leave. How did you leave?"

Haitang said: "Junior Brother Lu brought me out..." She then spoke of choosing treasures in the treasury and Lu Ye's final choice.

Upon learning that the young man surnamed Lu would rather give up the Great Evolution Spirit Orb, valued at a million spiritual jade, just to bring Haitang out of the ghost ship, Su Yuqing couldn't help but be momentarily dazed.

For a Sunlit Realm cultivator like her, a million spiritual jade was naturally not much, but for an early Constellation Realm cultivator, it was an enormous fortune.

Moreover, the Great Evolution Spirit Orb's value could not be measured solely by the amount of spiritual jade. This item provided immense assistance to cultivation and was a rare and highly sought-after treasure.

In this world... were there truly people of such noble character?

"I also didn't expect Junior Brother Lu to make such a choice in the end. Your disciple had already resigned herself to her fate when I failed the ghost ship's trial, thinking I would never escape in this life and would soon die on that ship. Who knew that Junior Brother Lu would choose me in the end, arguing with the mist in the treasury, and brought me out? However, because of this, Junior Brother Lu wasn't able to bring out any treasures from the treasury."

Su Yuqing looked at her disciple with a strange expression: "Did he take a liking to you?" Otherwise, how could he make such a choice after a chance encounter? Any rational cultivator, in that situation, would choose the Great Evolution Spirit Orb, right?

Haitang shook her head: "It's not like that, Master. I spent many days with Junior Brother Lu, and I can confirm that he is a person of upright character! The reason he saved me is because I gave him some help initially, and it was also because of me that the third battleship was defeated in the end. Junior Brother Lu is a grateful person."

Su Yuqing knew that although her disciple was not deeply experienced in the world, she was not foolish and had a good judge of character. Since she said so, it must be true. The other person did not make the choice because of her beauty, but genuinely wanted to save her.

At once, her impression of the young man named Lu greatly improved. Nowadays, such upright juniors were becoming increasingly rare.

Originally, if Haitang had simply brought a friend back, she wouldn't have bothered to pay much attention. Now that she knew the intricacies of the situation, Su Yuqing felt it was necessary to meet him.

Regardless, her disciple owed her life to him, and she should give him some practical benefits, fulfilling a debt of karma.

However, before she could even bring up the matter, Haitang added: "Master, Junior Brother Lu came to Square Inch Mountain with me this time because he actually has a request."

"What is it?"

Haitang said: "Three months ago, Junior Brother Lu received news that one of his senior sisters had gone missing. When we went to investigate together, we happened to discover the lingering aura of Square Inch Mountain at that location. It was precisely because of this that your disciple was able to find her way back. Junior Brother Lu suspects that his senior sister might have accidentally trespassed into Square Inch Mountain and is trapped here. So, your disciple would like to ask Master for help in investigating, and if it's true, whether she can be reunited with Junior Brother Lu."